Son of Charles Ashbourne & Clara Thomas

Marriage
To Genevieve Fern Hinkley
On 10 Nov 1913 at Butte, Montana
Witnessed by Fern's sister Grace Grannis

Career
Long Beach roofing contractor,
"Ashbourne Roofs" for over 40 years.
Initiated California's 1st roofing apprenticeship program.
Served as secretary of the statewide apprenticeship committee until his death.

Service
Supporter of the Long Beach Boy's Club.
Received their Golden Boy Award in 1958.

Physical
Slender, 5'6", grey eyes, light hair (age 26)

Birthplace
Butte, Silver Bow, Montana
Per 1913 marriage license & certificate,
obituary, & WW I & II Draft Registrations.

Death
Passed in his Long Beach home, 330 W 19th.

California Death Records
Name: James C Ashbourne
Birth: 6 Sep 1890 Missouri [Montana]
Death: 17 Aug 1969 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Opie
SSDI: Last residence Long Beach, California
Burial: 21 Aug 1969, per cemetery

Survived by
Wife, Fern (1893-1982)
Son, William Lyle Ashbourne (1917-1987)
Son, Charles Phillips Ashborne (1919-1997)
Daughter, Jewel Grace Ashbourne Murray Kaufer (1920-1979)
Five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
Two sisters
(all of Long Beach, California)

Census
1940 Census, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
-James Char Ashbourne, head, 49, b. MT, Owner Manager Roofing
-Genevieve Fern Ashbourne, wife, 46, b. MO
-William Lyle Ashbourne, son, 23, b. MT, Tinsmith Sheet Metal Factory
-Charles Phillip Ashbourne, son, 20, b. MT
-Jewel Grace Ashbourne, dau, 19, b. ID

Note
An obituary was published Tuesday, 19 Aug 1969 in the Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA, p. B4. (Image available upon request)

SON
California Death Records
Name: William Lyle Ashbourne
Birth: 7 Mar 1917 at Montana
Death: 27 Jul 1987 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Hinkley
SSDI: Last residence Long Beach, California

SON
California Death Records
Name: Charles Phillips Ashbourne
Birth: 15 Jun 1919 at Montana
Death: 15 Sep 1997 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Hinkley
(b. Butte, MT per Social Security App)

DAUGHTER
Social Security Death Index
Name: Jewel Kaufer
Born: 3 Oct 1920
Died: Jul 1979
Last Benefit: Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA
SSN issued: California (Before 1951)
(b. Nampa, ID, Social Security App & 1941 marriage record)

Jewel's Marriages
1. George Hamilton Murray
On 25 May 1941 at Long Beach
2. Benjmin W Kaufer
On 14 Feb 1964 at Clark Co., NV

WIFE
Genevieve (Geneva) Fern Hinkley
Born Stratsford, Missouri
Daughter of William Hinkley & Angie Geneva Phillips

California Death Records
Name: Geneva Fern Ashbourne
Birth: 21 Dec 1893 at Missouri
Death: 16 Apr 1982 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Phillips
Father's Surname: Hinkley
SSDI: Last residence Long Beach, California
(Maternal Grandmother: Elizabeth Rains Phillips)

Census
1900 Census, Mercer town, Marion twp, Mercer, Missouri
-William Hinkley, head, 43, Dec 1856, b. MO, father Germany, mother Scotland, Railroad Depot Agent
-Angie Hinkley, wife, 40, Dec 1859, married 16 yrs, 3 children born, 3 living, b. NC, parents NC
-Gracie Hinkley, dau, 14, Sep 1885, b. MO
-Guy Hinkley, son, 11, Jul 1888, b. MO
-Fern* Hinkley, dau, 6, Dec 1893, b. MO
-Elizabeth Phillips, mother-in-law, 75, Jan 1825, b. NC, widow, 7 children born, 6 living

Wife's Father
Name: Wm Alexander Hinkley
Gender: Male
Birth: 11 Jan 1855 at Missouri
Death: 29 Nov 1942 at Los Angeles Co.
Father's Surname: Hinkley
(Last residence Long Beach, CA)

Wife's Mother
Name: Angie C Hinkley
Birth: 20 Dec 1859 at North Carolina
Death: 17 May 1940 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Raines
Father's Surname: Phillips
(Last residence Long Beach, California)

Wife's Sister
Grace M Hinkley
Mrs. Leon Ranson Grannis
California Death Index
Name: Grace Grannis
Death: 1 Sep 1933 at Los Angeles Co.
Age at Death: 48 (b. 1885)